Never Ordinary At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Uttoxeter

13:20

Date 2024-06-30

Distance 2m3f207y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,258

Winning Time 5m 2.80s (slow by 24.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gale Mahler (IRE) Henry Brooke · Adrian Paul Keatley	11/8F	Won
2nd	Flying Fortune (IRE) James Bowen · Peter & Michael Bowen	2/1	2.5
3rd	Paddy De Pole (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	100/30	9
4th	Speed Davis (FR) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	8/1	8.5
5th	Scottish King (IRE) Philip Armson · Richard Armson	22/1	16
6th	Lucky Stripe (GB) James Martin · Stephen Allen	200/1	.5
7th	Kuma Beach (GB) Adam Wedge · L J Morgan	200/1	29

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gentlieman Ross (GB) James Best · Ella Pickard	200/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Gale Mahler Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	155	p	4-111	-	127	54	23d	—	—	-26	12.5	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Won two bumpers last month and was quite impressive on recent hurdling debut
7	Flying Fortune Brown J:James Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	149	—	16252-	109	128	105	104d	—	—	+9	30.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Close second on handicap debut in March; has good chance at the wrights here
1	Paddy De Pole Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	166	p	511-13	117	119	101	18d	—	—	+4	22.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won three good-ground handicaps this spring; leading contender back in novice company
2	Speed Davis Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	162	p	121-42	113	116	50	33d	—	—	+8	18.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won 2m1f Musselburgh maiden in April and ran well in defeat over 2m3f last month
5	Scottish King Chestnut J:Philip Armson(3) T:Richard Armson	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Richard Armson	156	—	4D5/5-3	-	110	88	43d	—	—	0	4.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Placed over C&D this month but another minor role is probably his best hope today
8	Kuma Beach Bay J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	143	—	7-86	-	98	46	39d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Made reasonably encouraging hurdle debut last month but next run was a backward step
3	Gentlieman Ross Bay J:James Best T:Ella Pickard	J:James Best T:Ella Pickard	156	hp	UP-	-	-	-	96d	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Pulled up when a big-priced outsider at Taunton in March
4	Lucky Stripe Bay J:James Martin(5) T:Stephen Allen	J:James Martin(5) T:Stephen Allen	156	—	7/UP-P	-	-	-	24d	—	—	0	0.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Maiden pointer who struggled when 200-1 for hurdling debut here (2m7f) this month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Gale Mahler	11/10	6/5	11/10	11/10	11/10
Flying Fortune	5/2	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2
Paddy De Pole	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Speed Davis	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Scottish King	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Kuma Beach	250/1	150/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Gentlieman Ross	500/1	200/1	150/1	150/1	200/1
Lucky Stripe	500/1	250/1	150/1	250/1	250/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Flying Fortune

30.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Paddy De Pole

22.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Speed Davis

18.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Gale Mahler

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

6/5

Scottish King

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Kuma Beach

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Gentlieman Ross

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Lucky Stripe

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Paddy De Pole	117	119	101
Speed Davis	113	116	50
Flying Fortune	109	128	105
Gale Mahler	—	127	54
Scottish King	—	110	88
Kuma Beach	—	98	46
Gentlieman Ross	—	—	—
Lucky Stripe	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Paddy De Pole	18d ago	Fit
Gale Mahler	23d ago	Fit
Lucky Stripe	24d ago	Fit
Speed Davis	33d ago	Fit
Kuma Beach	39d ago	Fit
Scottish King	43d ago	Fit
Gentlieman Ross	96d ago	Long break
Flying Fortune	104d ago	Long break